Date: June 4, 2011
Venue: Braeburn Theatre
Time: 7pm
Tickets: Shs.1,000
Concert: All that Jazz 3, Jun. 2 2011 @ National Museum
Aaron “Krucial” Rimbui presents All That Jazz concert Third Edition.
Date: June 2, 2011
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum
Time: 8pm
Tickets: Kshs 800 (PesaPal)
Party: HOUSE & JAZZ ft.6AMs Jack Rooster, May 20 2011 @ Captains Club Casino
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6AMs JACK ROOSTER will be throwing down some major HOUSE JAMS.
Sample some of his music on his website link below.
Website:http://www.jackrooster.com/
WENDY KIMANI will be holding it down with her live band from 06:00pm to 09:00pm. http://www.reverbnation.com/wendykimani
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Same Rules, Look sharp and RSVP!
Time: 06:00pm till late
Dress Code: Sophisticated
No Gate Charge: You Must RSVP ….. SMS Names To Sharon: 0713338710
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Event/Workshop: POWO, Poets and Writers Online, May 21 2011 @ I Hub
Poets and Writers Online (POWO) is a forum for Poets and Writers with blogs and those with an interest in using the internet in promotion of, or as a platform for their writing.
They are having their second workshop on;
Date: May 21, 2011
Venue: I Hub
Location: 4th floor of Bishop Magua Building along Ngong Road (opposite Uchumi Ngong Rd.)
Time: 11.00am – 2pm
Sign up/Register: log on to http://powomay.eventbrite.com/
Who should attend?
Poets, Creative Writers, anyone with an interest in writing
Guest Speaker: Aleya Jamal – Story Moja (The Reading Revolution)
Poetry performance by: Dennis Inkwa – Poet and Member of Mstari Wa Nne
Blogging & Social Media Workshop Agenda
-Starting a blog with blogger
– Starting a blog with wordpress
– Uploading photos/ embedding video/html code/sound/follow me FB n Twitter, gadgets and widgets
– SEO, enlisting with Afrigator,mashada etc
– Creating an FB and twitter a/c, Shortening url, including tweet streams on a blog
– Registering a Domain and choosing a host
– Migrating from blogger to wordpress or to a webiste
– Intepreting and using analytics
PS. Carry your laptop, for better learning. There will be also be free Wifi.
Follow POWO: Twitter @POWO, Facebook POWO
Email: PoetsNWritersOnline@gmail.com
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Concert: Crown of the Russian Ballet, May 23 2011 @ Alliance
Date: May 23, 2011
Venue: Alliance
Time: 7pm
Tickets: Adults Kshs 1200, Children Kshs 600
Lecture: Social Media for Conservation: Connecting and Collaborating with People, May 25 2011 @ Nairobi National Museum
Social Media for Conservation: Connecting and Collaborating with People
Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Executive Director, WildlifeDirect
Executive Director, Kenya Land Conservation Trust
Chair, Friends of Nairobi National Park
Renowned conservationist and 2009 PopTech Social Innovation Fellow Dr. Paula Kahumbu will talk about building a global wildlife conservation community that connects conservationists and their supporters through blogs and direct funding.
Time:
Refreshments 6:15 pm
Doors open 7:00 pm
Louis Leakey Auditorium
Nairobi National Museum
Donation: Non members Ksh 500, Members Ksh 400, Students Ksh 200
Proceeds to fund the National Museums of Kenya
KMS Offices: 0724 255299 or 2339158
info@kenyamuseumsociety.org
www.kenyamuseumsociety.org
5th Kinanda Arts Festival, May 29 2011 @ Kifaru Gardens
Date: May 29, 2011
Venue: Kifaru Gardens
Directions: Goggle maps
Time: 1.45pm- 6.30pm
Tickets: Kshs 200 (Children under 12 come in free)
The Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival is a monthly Arts extravaganza of music, poetry, visual art, creative writing, spoken word, film and street art offerings.
This festival happens over a single weekend, the last Sunday Afternoon, every month (mark in your calendars).
The May Edition of the Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival (#kinandafest5) falls on the 29th May 2011; in this edition the usual bricolage of great music, spoken word from two critically acclaimed poets i.e Adelle and Rigga, all these adding to the carnival atmosphere that is the Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival.
The festival has also added a GALLERY: an addition to this month’s and future editions of the festival. They have invited two of the East Africa’s Visual finest visual artists to showcase their work photographers : Mutua Matheka (@truthslinger) and Steve Kitoto (@stevekitos)
Expect: To enjoy great music, poetry , food, street art (Mind you there are great discounts on CDS, arts memorabilia) and great company
Music Performances by: Aaron Rimbui, Dee (Diana Nduba), Ma3 and Michele Ongaro
Poetry Spoken Word performances by: Adele and Riggah
Gallery Exhibition by: Truth Slinger (Mutua Matheka) & Stive Kitots
